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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the availability of certain county financial |
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information on certain counties' Internet websites. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 112, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 112.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 112.011. ELECTRONIC CHECKING ACCOUNT TRANSACTION |
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REGISTER. (a) This section applies only to a county with a |
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population of 250,000 or more. |
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(b) The county treasurer shall maintain the transaction |
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register for the county's checking account in a searchable |
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electronic spreadsheet format, such as a portable document format |
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(PDF) or similar file type, in which the transaction register is |
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readily available for purposes of Subsection (d). Except as |
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provided by Subsection (c), the electronic checking account |
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transaction register must include for each check written from a |
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county checking account: |
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(1) the transaction amount; |
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(2) the name of the payee; and |
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(3) a statement of the purpose of the expenditure for |
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which the check was written. |
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(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), beginning September |
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1, 2010, a county's electronic checking account transaction |
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register must contain the information required by Subsections |
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(b)(1) and (2) for each check dated on or after August 1, 2010. |
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Beginning September 1, 2011, a county's electronic checking account |
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transaction register must contain the information required by |
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Subsections (b)(1) through (3) for each check dated on or after |
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August 1, 2011. This subsection expires October 1, 2011. |
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(c) A county may not include in the county's electronic |
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checking account transaction register a check issued to a county |
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employee in payment of: |
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(1) salary, wages, or an employment stipend; or |
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(2) a workers' compensation income benefit, medical |
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benefit, death benefit, or burial benefit that is issued by a county |
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operating as a self-insurer under Chapter 504, Labor Code. |
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(d) A county shall post the electronic checking account |
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transaction register at all times on the county's Internet website |
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for viewing and downloading by interested persons. The county may |
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not charge a fee to a person who views or downloads the electronic |
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checking account transaction register under this subsection. |
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(e) A county shall: |
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(1) update the electronic checking account |
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transaction register at least once each month, not later than the |
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30th day after the closing date of the most recent monthly statement |
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for the checking account; and |
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(2) maintain each transaction or listing in the |
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electronic checking account transaction register on the county's |
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Internet website until the first anniversary of the date of the |
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transaction or listing. |
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(f) The county treasurer may consult with the comptroller in |
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developing an electronic checking account transaction register |
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under this section. |
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(g) This section does not apply to a county that maintains a |
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check registry or a similar comprehensive monthly financial report |
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that was posted on the county's Internet website for public viewing |
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and downloading on or before August 1, 2010. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |